Shirley Sherrod breaks Union and Prop 8 Boycott to speak at NABJ Annual Convention

[FreeState]

Extremely disappointed in both Shirley Sherrod and the National Association of Black Journalists.

http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2010/07/deggans-to-appear-thursday-with-shirley-sherrod-at-nabj-convention-in-san-diego.html

Newsmaker Shirley Sherrod to Address Black Journalists at Annual Convention in San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (JULY 27, 2010)- Newsmaker Shirley Sherrod is set to appear before thousands of journalists on Thursday, July 29 at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention in San Diego, Calif.

Sherrod has made headlines over the past two weeks for her forced resignation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture after conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart posted video excerpts of Sherrod's address at a March 2010 NAACP event on his website. The NAACP initially condemned her remarks and U.S. government officials called on her to resign. Upon review of the unedited video in context, the NAACP, White House officials, and Tom Vilsack, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, apologized soon after and Sherrod was offered a new position. Sherrod has not yet decided if she will accept the job offer.

Sherrod will have a candid conversation with a panel of journalists during a newsmaker plenary, "Context and Consequences: A Conversation with Shirley Sherrod." The discussion will focus on the reporting and coverage of this incident and the role that race still plays in a runaway media culture.

NABJ also extended Breitbart an invitation to this session. He initially accepted, but later declined.

EVENT: Context and Consequences: A Conversation with Shirley Sherrod and the National Association of Black Journalists

TIME: 8:00 a.m. PST July 29- Newsmaker Plenary

LOCATION: Manchester Grand Hyatt, Room TBA

Manchester Grand Hyatt

http://www.sleepwiththerightpeople.org/page.php?pageid=5

Hyatt is Anti-Worker, Anti-Gay

Manchester Boycott Overview

San Diego hotel owner Doug Manchester contributed $125,000 to anti-gay campaigners in February of 2008—an early infusion of cash that paid for the signature-gathering to qualify Proposition 8 for the ballot. Proposition 8 was the 2008 ballot constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage in California.

In response to Manchester's $125K contribution, as well as poor working conditions and a lack of job security for workers at the hotel, UNITE HERE and the LGBT community in San Diego have been boycotting the hotel since July 2008.

The boycott has cost the Manchester Hyatt more than $7 million dollars in lost business as groups, organizations and conventions throughout the nation have cancelled or moved events out of the hotel to honor the boycott.

[LooseWilly]

1. Uhh... ohh bemoaned irony, why do you abuse all sense of uprightness so?

I... but... I mean... err.... shit.

The offenses dizzy the righteous-esque mind more thoroughly than a half gallon of Old Crow in one sitting... :tinfoilhat:

[dsc]

2. I wonder if this will get the same play here

as Elton's equally unfortunate behavior in AZ.

[FreeState]

3. Unfortunately I think we both know the answer to that one n/t

[FreeState]

10. Well yes we do

and since she announced she is suing today I thought I'd kick this one more time.

[QC]

4. No need to wonder about that.

After all, we heard right here that "reasonable people can disagree" over whether homophobia is bad or not.

[FreeState]

9. Yep... n/t

[dsc]

5. this deserves a k and r

[joeybee12]

6. Someone needs to ask her if she's aware of the boycott, and also ask the NABJ...n/t

[FreeState]

7. Agree - however this is an extremely well known boycott

So it's unlikely either of them have not heard of it (it's been in the national press many times).

[FreeState]

8. Kick :) n/t